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Thyroid

Since my son has been put on thyroid medication, he has been going low every night between midnight and 3:00 am. We have cut back on his bedtime NPH, but he still goes low and then his morning reading is high. What can we do, to prevent the highs and lows?

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My 3 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with diabetes. Her HbA1c was 17.2. Her hospital admission blood sugar was 900, but she was negative for ketones. How is this possible?

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My 15 year old son has Type 1 diabetes, diagnosed at 20 months. Basically all is well except that he was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism, and his doctor said that it happens to 5% of people with diabetes. What is the connection between them?

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I have severe photophobia that started approximately 4 years ago and it is worsening. Light that for normal people is fine, bothers me with a penetrating sensation and I see everything white. This is worse in the morning. I wonder if other long term diabetics have experienced similar conditions, or if this is completely independent from DM or the thyroid?

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I developed type 2 diabetes after breast cancer. I would like to know if there is any relation between diabetes and the cancer and with hypothyroidism, because I have all of them at once.

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Can a high thyroid level cause an increase in blood glucose readings?

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I have had hypothyroidism for 20 years. Recently, my blood sugar was 166 mg/dl [9.2 mmol/L]. Is this level related to my hypothyroidism? What treatment do I need?

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Recently, my teen had laboratory tests run. His T4 level was below the range. Is this okay, like the doctor said? Should we pursue this further?

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Recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism, how will Synthroid affect my daughter’s insulin/blood sugars?

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Does hypothyroidism have an effect on the function of the pancreas? If it does, what is it? Does the medication for blood sugar control become ineffective because of hypothyroidism?

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